"No wonder the narrator mocks you: the PC version made you earn a lifetime of frivolity."

:D hehe.

"Ask me about DOOM". :p ..I think that you could make the review work for people who haven't played Doom too much with just a few more descriptions like the one about the lava, or the sound effects and music. It'd be obvious that you know what you're talking about, like it is now - but "e3m6" would mean something to people who don't instantly see the console prompt melting off as they read it as well..?

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Even if you don't recognise "e3m6" it's pretty easy to work out what it means from the context. I know I'm biased, but I don't think there's anything in this review that requires advanced knowledge of Doom (and bluberry explains some things, like the way user made maps instantly devalues a console port). Everyone knows that Doom a FPS. Reviewers don't need to tell us that anymore.

that actually crossed my mind, but I didn't feel a need to make the review self-contained. there's been enough written about Doom and Doom II, some by yours truly, that any interested parties can go take a look at those reviews instead to see what makes them tick. I like how ti came out, shorter and with more about PSX Doom as a port. thanks for the input, though. glad to know somebody voluntarily read yet another Doom review!